Assessing young learners

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Assessing young learners

This free training module provides an overview of the issues of assessing English as a foreign language for young learners.

The materials in this toolkit were developed as part of a British Council funded research project which explored teacher attitudes to assessment and their training needs.

In this module we will explore why assessing young learners might be challenging and offer some practical suggestions. Download the 'Assessing young learners toolkit' below to find out more.

The emphasis in the materials is on practical approaches, but in line with our participants’ stated needs it includes a basic introduction to theoretical perspectives. Each of the five topics can be read as a stand-alone unit. We would, however, encourage readers to read all five units. The training materials cover:

Hello Avishek
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I am quite new to teaching English as a foreign language. This is my first year as a foreign teacher.

I have just been put in charge of assessing all the school's students speaking ability. The age range is quite vast, from Grade 1 - 7. But they all have more or less the same level of English, the majority of students only started taking English as from this year.

I would really appreciate any tips, and advice on how to go about assessing their speaking. I have a few ideas from my own research I did the last few days.